Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became ...

When Ridley Scott announced a sequel to a great epic classic after 24 years, expectations were understandably high. With the ...

And she tells it as a journalist would, rather than an art historian or guide ... statue of Ishtar—a fertility and warrior goddess from ancient Sumer, who “has it all.” ...

To honor the centennial of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, the event that marked the birth of Art Deco ... depicting an ancient Persian folktale. The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh ...

Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

She is the director of operations here at Aigai, the ancient royal capital ... to supercharge his elite warrior class, in preparation for his planned invasion of the Persian Empire.

and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (June 23-September 20, 2009). Unearthed from four ancient sites, the show's 228 works (including more than 100 pieces from the Bactrian trove ...

CC BY 2.0/flickr Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five distinct eras, the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age and Hellenistic Age. By looking at archaeology, art, ...

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The power of Ramses III spread over key routes and was marked by rock inscriptions in his name—one has been found in Wadi Rum ...

With the Warriors finishing the regular season in a three-way tie at 48-34 with the Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks, a three-team random drawing was held Monday to determine those draft ...